What appealed to me about front mounting the condenser was the convenience. My batteries, inverter and bedroom are in very close proximity so very little routing would be required.
There is no wall space at the rear of the camper to mount the air handler. If I rear mount the condenser then I would have to remove the underpan and route 30' or so plumbing and wiring to reach the bedroom. After previously running wires and outlets for my inverter, I'm not keen on repeating that process.
The front compartment idea was worth investigating. But, as pointed out above, there are clearance issues that make this type of installation not feasible. Sure... I *could* do it. But I could also be replacing condenser units every season because they fail from lack of ventilation.
Time to try something else.
Thanks for the input.
